March 24 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday evening, a Downing Street spokesperson said.
Starmer reiterated support for…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Oil, stock trading spiked before Trump’s Iran remarks
Thousands of oil contracts — a far higher volume than normal — were traded 15 minutes before US President Donald Trump pledged to halt strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, sending prices tumbling, data showed on Tuesday.
Between 1049 GMT…
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US proposes 15-point plan for ending Iran war
The United States has sent Iran a 15-point plan aimed at ending the war in the Middle East, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.News of the US plan was reported earlier by the New York Times, which, citing two officials,…
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Trump says talks with Iran progressing, as Israel said to fear premature ceasefire
US President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that his administration was “talking to the right people” in Iran, adding that the Islamic Republic “wants to make a deal so badly” to end the ongoing war.
“We’re in negotiations right…
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Pope Leo laments that Iran war ‘getting worse and worse’
By Joshua McElwee
VATICAN CITY, March 24 (Reuters) – Pope Leo expressed concern on Tuesday about a rising tenor of animosity in the expanding Iran war, repeating calls for a ceasefire amid reports the U.S. is planning to send thousands of soldiers…
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Report: Saudi crown prince pushing Trump to continue Iran war
Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman allegedly urged Trump to pursue regime change in Iran, even as Saudi officials publicly insist the country does not seek a wider war
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Woman killed, 2 injured in Hezbollah rocket attack on northern Israel
A woman was killed Tuesday evening in a Hezbollah rocket attack on the Galilee, as both Iran and its Lebanese terror proxy bombarded northern Israel.
Hezbollah launched a barrage of some 30 rockets toward the area, and fired drones that…
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Europe faces new security questions as Iran missile range expands
Europe’s capitals, Rome, Berlin, Paris, and even London, lie within Iran’s now-proven 4,000-kilometer missile range, propelled into focus by Tehran’s failed attack on the UK-US base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.For more stories from The…
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Colombia seeks arrest of rebel leaders over 2025 assassination of senator
March 24 (Reuters) – Colombia’s attorney general on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for the top leadership of the Segunda Marquetalia rebel group over the 2025 assassination of senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe.
The warrants target…
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Trump says Iran gave US ‘gift’ linked to Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran gave him a “very big present” related to the Strait of Hormuz, boosting his confidence that he was talking to the right people in Tehran to end the war.
The cryptic announcement came a day after…
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